Lyr Req: Barbara Allen (from Fred Jordan)

Subject: Lyr Add: BARBARA ALLEN (from Fred Jordan)
From: Roberto
Date: 02 Mar 04 - 10:47 AM

Please, someone to check if this transcription is correct. Thank you. R


BARBARA ALLEN
As recorded by Fred Jordan on A Shropshire Lad – English folk singer, Veteran VTD148CD, ballad recorded 1952

It was one day in the month of May
When the flowers they were bloomin'
And Johnny on his sickbed lay
For the love of Barb'ra Allen

And slowly, slowly she came up
And slowly she came nigh him
An' all she said when there she came:
Young man, I think you're dyin'

Poor Johnny died on one fine day
And Barb'ra died on the morrow
Johnny died for Barb'ra's love
And Barb'ra died for sorrow

On Johnny's grave there grew a thorn
On Barb'ra's grew a briar
They tangled and they twisted then
For the sake of one another

Look up, look up by my bedside
Go find a bangle hangin'
With my gold watch and silver chain
All left for Barb'ra Allen

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fred Jordan's Barbara Allen
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 02 Mar 04 - 02:58 PM

Almost exact. In verse 4 Fred sings "tangled and"; and I think he begins verse 1 line 2 with a rather abruptly swallowed "And", but I might be wrong about that.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fred Jordan's Barbara Allen
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Mar 04 - 04:45 PM

I think it's on his new Veteran issue- great double CD

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fred Jordan's Barbara Allen
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 03 Mar 04 - 06:54 AM

If you're referring to the "Remembering Fred" CD - I gather that the first four tracks on the second CD are ones that I recorded on my first stereo cassette deck at Isobel Sutherland's old Folk Club at Groombridge.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fred Jordan's Barbara Allen
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 03 Mar 04 - 10:28 AM

Tracks 5-9 according to the notes. I went to the Junction a few times in the mid '70s with friends who still lived down that way. Excellent club. I recall seeing Shirley Collins there (probably the only time I saw her solo), and the "Pump and Pluck Band" I think it was.